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Troy, MI vs Cary, NC

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Highlights
- Cary spends 23.5% less per student than Troy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% lower in Cary than in Troy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cary had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Troy
 Troy, MICary, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
Reviews for Troy    9 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

, corruption is like  More

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Over 6 years ago

no one ever visited Troy, that writes this stuff,, Troy has a Black out, of any city corruption, most of the elected city are from the same zip code. and the heavy  More

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Over 8 years ago

This is the safest place to live in Michigan. The schools are ranked in the top of both the state and in the US. When our kids graduated 98% of the graduates went on  More

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Reviews for Cary    63 Reviews

Cary is up-and-coming “cool.” The downtown is revitalized and growing. The town takes urban planning very seriously. The home prices have definitely spiked in the last  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived in NY, CT, MA, and in Miami FL. Now here in Cary NC for the past 10 years. For what I want and need at this phase of my life, I really like it here! All the  More

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Over 8 years ago

As a Real Estate Agent, I consider Cary the most central location in the Triangle, it basically takes you twenty minutes to get to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough,   More

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